Patrick Roy interrupted practice several times Wednesday morning, as Avalanche players were going through drills for the power play.

“Short passes, quick passes, easy passes,” Roy boomed on the ice at the Pepsi Center, where the Avs will play their first game of any kind with him behind the bench Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

The exhortation is a likely symbol of how Roy will want his team to play this season. He wants a fast, offensive-minded team that makes the simple play. Nothing fancy, nothing too complicated.

“I like to be offensive,” Roy said. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t want us to play well defensively. We’re going to be an offensive team, because I believe that the people who are paying to come watch us deserve to have a great show. At the same time, we have to believe deep inside that we can win that 1-0 game.”

The Avs will play Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon as their top two centers against the Ducks, who will play a team composed primarily of rookie and secondary players. Semyon Varlamov will start in goal and be relieved about midway through by rookie Spencer Martin.

The Pepsi Center will see the unveiling of a beautiful new scoreboard and sound system for the game as well.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill didn’t know what to do when he started hearing thousands of people in Arrowhead Stadium chanting his name, even as he stood all alone on the frozen turf waiting for the punt.